Lot 801
Massive Roman Marble Copy of the Hellenistic Head of The Dying Alexander, 17th century or earlier
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Literature:
Haskell & Penny: Taste and the Antique (1981), 134
Note:
The interpretation that this is a representation of Alexander the Great in his death throes is derived from the Renaissance desire to find illustrations of history in ancient sculpture. Others have speculated that it may be a dying giant, comparing it to similar figures in the Great Altar of Zeus at Pergamon